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Good in the Hood
Plans made
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T he P ortland O bserver
S um m er is approaching and so is
north and northeast P o rtlan d ’s an ­
nual seasonal rite o f passage: G ood
in the H ood.
The 31 st edition o f this co m m u ­
nity festival w ill begin w ith a free
k ick -o ff concert on T hursday, June
20, from 6 p.m . to 10 p.m. June 20 at
M c M e n a m in ’s K en n ed y School,
5736 N .E . 33rd A ve. T here w ill be
live m usic, and profits from food
and drink sales w ill go tow ard fi­
nancing the festival.
G ood in the H ood will cover three
days, Ju n e 28-30, at Lillis A lbina
Park at N orth H in t A venue at Russell
Street, ju s t north o f the old T ubm an
M iddle School property. There w ill
be a free co n cert on F riday, June 28
from 6 p.m . to 10 p.m .
T h in g s w ill g e t se rio u s o n S a t­
u rd a y , Ju n e 29, w ith a G o o d in the
H o o d p a ra d e o f c o m m u n ity le a d ­
Boogie Cat Norman Sylvester joins a group o f favorite entertain­
ers returning to the lineup for Good in the Hood. Planning is
underway for the annual neighborhood celebration coming June
28-30 to Lillis Albina Park.
S tephens, the B oogie B row n B and
and N orm an Sylvester. Food v en ­
dors w ill offer a variety o f dishes. A
co v ered beer garden co u rtesy o f
M cM enam in B rothers w ill let you
e rs, o rg a n iz a tio n s an d b u sin e sse s
enjoy the food, the m usic and your
sta rt at 11 a.m . at K in g S ch o o l
favorite beverage in com fort, regard­
P a rk an d p ro c e e d d o w n N o rth ­
less o f the w eather.
e a st M artin L u th e r K in g Jr., th en
A K ids Z one will offer face paint­
w e st on R u sse ll to th e p ark.
ing, inform ation and gam es. A n Eth­
T he festival w ill continue w ith
nic M arket P lace w ill contain item s
tw o co n cert stages at Lillis A lbina
f o r s a le b y lo c a l r e s id e n ts ,
from noon to 9:30 p.m . on Saturday,
Ju n e 29, and from noon to 7:30 p.m . craftspeople and artists. A n Infor­
m ation Vi 11 age w ill have a variety o f
on Sunday, Ju n e 30.
p u b lic and p riv ate ag en cies and
T he en tertainm ent includes such
notables as S heree L ew is, T am ara organizations offering useful infor­
m ation about their services. All o f
Arts
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unteer participation by other e n ter­
ta in e r s , v e n d o r s , a n d p a r a d e
p articipants.P ractitioners o f natu­
ral hair get restrictions eased. V isit
g o o d in th eh o o d 2 9 @ g m ail.co m or
call 971-302-6380.
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Last Thursday Safeguards Added
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Kick-off event to include
security and toilets
L ast T h u rsd ay on A lberta Street kicks
o ff the su m m er season M ay 30 w ith its
m onthly celebration o f the arts bringing
big crow ds and street closures.
“ Friends o f L ast T h u rsd ay ,” a volun­
teer neig h b o rh o o d group, has com e for­
w ard w ith new safeguards to curb com plaints
from n eighbors o v er row dy crow ds, noise and
overflow parking.
In an agreem ent w ith M ay o r C harlie H ales, the grouj
has agreed to add 15 certified security guards, tw o port
a potties every oth er block, and pledge that perform
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NE ALBERTA
C lassifieds
this is free.
L ongtim e G ood in the H ood or
g an izer C heryl R oberts has steppec
dow n from the vo lu n teer o rg an iza­
tion, but a com m ittee o f new com ers
has stepped forw ard to take hei
place. T he N o rth east C oalition of
N eig hborhoods rem ains a sponsor,
and is providing office space.
O rganizers need help, including
donations from sponsors, and v o l­
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ers obey the c ity ’s noise ordinance, witl
a prom pt end to the festivities at 1 (
p.m.
F o r the 16th year, the Las
T h ursday A rt W alk aim s to draw
attention to local artists and businesse?
co n g reg ated along a 15 block stretch ol
N ortheast A lberta Street.